09/05/2022
On February 24, 2022, eight years after deploying an integrated military and non-military indirect strategy against Kiev, Vladimir Putin decided to initiate an open war against Ukraine.
Russia / NIS
Russia—as a great power, an emerging market and an energy heavyweight—is intriguing. Both Russia and the post-Soviet space tend to be somewhat volatile and impenetrable.
The Russia/NIS Center, however, casts light on this region. Created in 2004, it anticipates new developments, enriches public debate and empowers decision-making on issues related to Russia and the New Independent States (NIS).
The Center regularly publishes papers on a wide array of themes, from central issues (such as the interaction between foreign policy and energy policy) to topics that are more innovative in France such as the Russian government’s attitude to internet governance, and the competitiveness of Russian universities.
The Center’s digital collection Russie.Nei.Visions (set up in 2005 and available in Russian, English and French) has become an important resource. Its analyses are widely disseminated via social networks and our researchers have a strong presence in French and international media.
Since the Center’s fouding, Ifri has hosted several top political representatives and key economic players in the Russian/NIS space. Attendees at Ifri’s seminars and conferences, include former Ukrainian presidents V. Yushchenko and V. Yanukovych, former Georgian president M. Saakashvili and Russian Minister for Economic Development A. Ulyukayev.
The Center maintains a strong presence in the field, staying close to public authorities and multinational firms in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) area. It has also developed many partnerships with think tanks and research institutes in Europe, the United States, China, Japan and the post-Soviet space.
Tatiana KASTOUEVA-JEAN
Director of Ifri's Russia-NIS Center
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Michaël LEVYSTONE
Research Fellow, Russia / NIS Center
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Dimitri MINIC
Research Fellow, Russia / NIS Center
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Anne SOUIN
Project Officer, Russia/NIS Center
Pavel BAEV
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Marlène LARUELLE
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Bobo LO
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Julien NOCETTI
Associate Fellow, Russia/NIS Center and Geopolitics of Technologies Program
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Florian VIDAL
Associate Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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The Economy and Society research axis whithin Ifri's Russia / NIS Center deals with economic issues and the evolution of the Russian society (formation of elites, human potential, youth, middle class, protests..)
From May 2021, Russia will chair the Arctic Council for two years. During this period, Moscow vows to promote economic development and environmental protection of the polar region. At the same time, Russia continues to implement its ambitious political, economic and military...
The New Independent States research axis whithin Ifri's Russia / NIS Center analyses the evolutions of New Independent States (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaïdjan, Kazakhstan, Ouzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadjikistan and...
The Russian Energy Policy research axis whithin Ifri's Russia / NIS Center focuses on the reshaping of the Russian energy landscape and its implications in terms of foreign policy.
The Foreign Policy and Security research axis whithin Ifri's Russia / NIS Center of research analyses the relations of Russia and the New Independent States with the rest of the world, with a special focus on security issues.
The Domestic Politics research axis whithin Ifri's Russia / NIS Center analyses Russian domestic politics, the evolution of the political system and its elites, as well as their relations with society.
03/03/2022
The strengthening of the partnership between Russia and Iran depends on overlapping security interests; bilaterally, regionally and on the world stage.
03/02/2022
The escalating crisis in Ukraine in the winter of 2021-2022 has returned US-Russia relations to center stage.
16/12/2021
Russia’s Islam has been much more than the two Chechen wars, and regular terrorist actions that have shaken the Russian territory. Islam constitutes an integral part of Russia’s history and culture, and the Putin regime regularly celebrates Islam’s contribution to the country and its great...
23/09/2021
Since 2014, Russia’s policies toward Kaliningrad Oblast—its westernmost region located between Lithuania and Poland and physically cut off from Russia’s main body—have undergone notable transformation. One crucial change was the inception of a policy aimed at remilitarization, which has...
04/08/2021
Year after year, Russian liberal politicians and experts have been promising radical changes in Russia’s economics and politics, which, they believed, would lead to the collapse of the Putin regime.
28/06/2021
This report analyses Western-Russian relations and proposes a way forward for conducting dialogue with Russia. It offers an analysis of Russia’s relations with NATO and the EU, an overview of the bilateral relations of various Western countries with Russia, a glimpse of China’s role, and an...
03/05/2021
The extraordinarily troublesome year 2020 tested many international institutions and bilateral ties, but few experienced sharper challenges than the complex relations between Russia and Turkey, which have a strong impact on crisis developments in Europe’s immediate neighborhood.
08/04/2021
This paper argues that Russia’s soft power should be understood as a niche soft power, microtargeting some specific audiences based on four particularisms:
15/03/2021
The charge of "fascism" has become a strategic narrative of the current world order.
from 12:30 to 14:00
- Conférences
Toward a New European Security Order? Foreign Policy Shifts in Response to Russia’s War on Ukraine Ifri Conferences
Russia’s war on Ukraine has shaken the foundations of Western foreign policy and the multilateral rules-based order. Institutions built to preserve this order – like NATO, the G7, and the EU – have had to rethink their threat assessments and postures. France, Germany, Italy, and the UK have...
08
Apr
2022
from 10:30 to 11:30
- Videoconferences
Russian War against Ukraine: State of Affairs by Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Visioconférence
More than a month after the start of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, will speak on the current military situation and the prospects for...
25
Nov
2021
from 15:00 to 16:00
- Videoconferences
Security Situation in and Around Ukraine. Online Briefing by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba Closed-Door Seminar
Since 2014, Ukraine's territorial integrity and security have been challenged by Russia's annexation of Crimea and by the conflict in Donbas. Military maneuvers in spring and October 2021 have raised the threat of open armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv, on the other hand,...
09
Jun
2021
from 16:00 to 17:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Russia-US: What Perspectives after Joe Biden’s Election? Videoconference
After four years of a Trump presidency marked by “Russiagate”, the election of Joe Biden at the end of 2020 marks a new turning point in Russian-American relations. While the change in the American administration allowed the New START treaty on strategic arms reduction to be saved in...
21
May
2021
from 10:00 to 12:00
- Videoconferences
European security: from words to deeds - lessons from the Franco-Danish partnership Visioconférence
Global power competition, growing unpredictability, mounting military pressures, hybrid threats and the persistence of terrorism... Europe is now facing a deterioration of its strategic environment.
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20
May
2021
from 09:00 to 10:00
- Videoconferences
From Navalny to Biden: the Multiple Fronts of President Putin Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les Jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconférence around Tatiana KASTOUEVA-JEAN,...
24
Mar
2021
from 10:00 to 13:00
- Videoconferences
The European space sector in a context of international competition Webinar
The access to space sector is no longer limited to the historic pioneers of the space adventure nor to the sole states. Exploration projects stimulate imagination and national narratives and trigger important investments in ambitious innovative projects.
Space - United States - Europe - Russia / NIS
12
Mar
2021
from 09:30 to 11:30
- Videoconferences
Rethinking the EU-Russia relationship after Borrell’s Moscow visit or: How to deal with Russia after Borrell’s visit to Moscow Videoconference
The EU-Russia relationship, which has been deteriorating since 2014, has recently experienced various shocks, such as the poisoning, then imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny and the failure of EU High Representative Josep Borrell’s diplomatic visit to Moscow. Judging by Russian...
16
Apr
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconferences
Russia in the Triple Storm: Constitutional Reforms, Economic Crisis, Pandemic Management Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les Jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconference around Tatiana KASTUEVA-JEAN, Director of Ifri's Russia / NIS Center.
26
Nov
2019
from 09:00 to 17:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Russia’s thwarted ambitions By personal and non-transferable invitation
This event is dedicated to the Russia/NIS Centre Corporate supports. By personal invitation only.
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22/04/2022
As elections approach Sunday, the far-right candidate is linked to the Russian president by a web of financial ties and a history of support that has hardly dimmed despite the war in Ukraine.
31/03/2022
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the port city of Mariupol, located on the Sea of Azov, has been of great strategic interest to Moscow. Vladimir Putin has made it a symbolic objective.
17/03/2022
Renault had for months been plotting to export a newfangled version of the Lada to the reste of the world. although realising that ambition remained some way off, it would have capped the revival of a brand arguably more synonymous with the Soviet Union than any other and which Renault first...
15/03/2022
Officials in Beijing believe it can take advantage of a distracted US and weakened Russia. The war in Ukraine is far from over, but a consensus is forming in Chinese policy circles that one country stands to emerge victorious from the turmoil: China.
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03/03/2022
In January 2022 Kazakhstan underwent its most serious political crisis since its independence, proclaimed on December 16, 1991. The increase in the price of fuel has set ablaze the west of the country in the grip of socio-economic marginalization, then the southern regions, traditionally more...
28/02/2022
Data on the concentration of Russian troops was solid; the diplomatic offensive executed by Moscow was deliberately disagreeable; yet, many experts (myself including) refused to accept the proposition on the coming war as “inevitable”.
23/02/2022
Western powers appear unable to thwart Putin’s strategy to reassert Russian influence
07/02/2022
Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives Monday. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week. And in days to come, the German chancellor will be there, too. All are hoping to get through to President Vladimir...
01/12/2021
Since 1969, the return of a human mission to the Moon has never seemed so close. Although scientific interest continued to flourish, space programmes had for many decades abandoned it in favour of the International Space Station and missions to explore the solar system.
25/11/2021
Since 2014, Ukraine's territorial integrity and security have been challenged by Russia's annexation of Crimea and by the conflict in Donbas. Military maneuvers in spring and October 2021 have raised the threat of open armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv, on the other hand,...